| 单词 | pencil lead |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspencil lead pencil lead n. graphite (formerly blacklead) as used for making pencils; = lead n.1 3; a slender rod of this used in a wooden pencil or a propelling pencil. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [noun] > pencil > filling for pencil lead1816 pencil-piece1839 pencil lead1857 refill1883 1857 E. F. Underhill Hist. & Rec. Elephant Club 226 He informed me that my ticket had drawn a gold pen, with a silver holder, and a place in the top to put pencil-leads in. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 1658/2 The pencil-leads as sold by stationers and jewelers for pencil-cases and ever~point pencils are little cylinders made of graphite and clay kneaded with water until it assumes the consistency of putty. 1994 N.Y. Times 22 Nov. c11/2 The calf cells were packed into white plastic tubes two inches long and the width of a pencil lead. < as lemmas |
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